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Taiwan may offer help for industry over Trump tariff threats

Taiwan's government will soon look at whether it needs to help its domestic industry over threats by US President Donald Trump to put tariffs on semiconductors, Premier Cho Jung-tai said on Wednesday.

Trump said on Monday he plans to impose tariffs on imported chips, pharmaceuticals and steel to get the producers to make them in the United States.

Responding to a question on Trump's remarks, Cho said the economy ministry and other departments have been paying close attention to the "developments of the past few days."